‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Dater Rejects Original Match, Asks to Swap Farmers in Season 4 Premiere
Lauren from Farmer Wants a Wife knows what she wants, and Farmer Brett isn’t it.
In Tuesday’s season 4 premiere of the Fox dating show, Lauren shakes things up in a big way when she asks to switch farmers. The 29-year-old ICU nurse from New York was originally matched Brett Maverick, a 35-year-old ex-bull rider, horse and cattle farmer, and entrepreneur from Tennessee. But apparently, after meeting Brett in person, she just wasn’t feeling it.
Lauren from ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ knows Brett Maverick isn’t ‘the right guy’
In a clip shared by TMZ, Lauren approaches one of the show’s producers with an unusual request. She wants to chat with Braden Pridemore, a 25-year-old, fifth-generation soybean farmer from Illinois.
“I just want to talk to you about Brett,” she says. “He’s not the right guy for me. And I’m not here to waste my time. I would love to talk to Braden.”
Lauren adds that now that she’s seen Braden in person, she’s intrigued by his personality and his looks.
“This is about me,” she adds. “I’m not here for fame or anything like that. I’m looking for a husband.”
After some back and forth, the producer agrees to arrange a quick meeting between Braden and Lauren.
Lauren feels ‘there might be something special with Braden’
Lauren knows that she’s shaking up the Farmer Wants a Wife format with her request. Plus, there’s no guarantee that after her brief conversation with Braden, he’ll invite her back to his farm. But she’s willing to take a chance in the hopes of getting her happily ever after.
“I decided to follow my heart and my gut,” she says in an interview segment. “Usually my gut is right. I just feel like there might be something special with Braden.
“Love is a risk,” she adds. “And I love love. So, if it does end up working out, I’m just glad that I followed my heart.”
Lauren’s take-charge attitude could win her points with the guy she had her eye on.
“I like it when a girl can be a little bold,” Braden says in a teaser for the new season. “That’s a big green flag for me.”
Will Lauren’s big gamble pay off, or will she go home alone? Find out when Farmer Wants a Wife Season 4 premieres Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox. Episodes stream the next day on Hulu.
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